Techritory Forum 2025
Techritory Forum 2025 gathered between the 22-23 October 2025 over 2,000 participants from 63 countries to discuss Europe’s digital future. The SNS CO-OP project, coordinated by Eurescom, played a central role in strengthening international cooperation and aligning European 6G research with strategic priorities.
SNS CO-OP actively contributed to co-creation sessions that combined inclusion, technological innovation, and industry insights. The WiTaR in Focus session, led by Pooja Mohnani (Eurescom) and Veronica Vuotto (TRUST-IT), featured a video message from Erzsébet Fitori (SNS JU) and keynotes from Dr Rute C. Sofia (5G+/6G ETF) and Prachi Sachdeva (TNO), addressing gender balance, representation, and practical guidance for women in research and standardisation.
The ISAC in SNS Trials session, chaired by Carles Antón-Haro (CTTC) and Veronica Vuotto (Trust-IT Services), highlighted monetisation potential for 6G in smart manufacturing, autonomous mobility, and infrastructure monitoring, including large-scale trials, standardisation activities, and a panel with Antonio de la Oliva (UC3M), Panagiotis Demestichas (WINGS ICT Solutions), Andreas Gavrielides (IMEC), and Barbara Pareglio (GSMA Intelligence).
Additionally, the session A European Cloud: Myth or Reality? examined cloud sovereignty, sustainability, and innovation for 6G, featuring insights from operators, telecom players, and open-source initiatives like 3C Networks. Together, these sessions illustrated SNS CO-OP’s central role in connecting research, standards, industry, and inclusivity to reinforce Europe’s 6G leadership.
Pooja Mohnani from Eurescom opening the WiTaR session at Techritory 2025
5th NTN Workshop: Towards a Unified TN–NTN System
Held on 6 November 2025, the 5th NTN Workshop convened satellite operators, mobile network providers, and researchers to discuss progress towards integrating terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, coinciding with the start of 6G standardisation that includes NTN from the outset. Presentations and demonstrations highlighted emerging testbeds, in-orbit assets, and new architectures supporting seamless unification. The workshop emphasised collaboration across sectors and showcased opportunities opened by developments in 6G and O-RAN. It was organised by Maria Guta (ESA), Adam Kapovits (Eurescom), and Marius Corici (Fraunhofer FOKUS).
Marius Corici from Fraunhofer FOKUS opening the 5th NTN Workshop
INPACE EU–Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025
The conference took place in Singapore on 28–29 October and brought together policymakers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to strengthen cooperation on digital innovation. Representing Eurescom, Adam Kapovits contributed to discussions on advancing EU–Singapore collaboration in 6G research, identifying shared priorities in network architectures and testbed development. Later, he joined a session outlining Horizon Europe and EUREKA funding opportunities, clarifying participation routes for partners in the Indo-Pacific. The event reinforced the importance of international cooperation in shaping advanced digital ecosystems.
Group picture at the EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025
EuCNC & 6G Summit 2025
At the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2025 in Poznań, Eurescom highlighted Europe’s leadership in next-generation communication systems. Through coordinated projects and expert participation, the organisation demonstrated progress shaping the path towards 6G.
A workshop on Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Network (TN-NTN) unification, co-organised with major European research and space actors, emphasised the growing importance of integrating satellite and terrestrial networks. Presentations covered handover techniques, direct-to-device connectivity, multilink communication, regenerative payloads, spectrum coexistence, and system-level testbeds, pointing towards future unified 3D network architectures.
The OPTI-6G project presented advances in photonic near-infrared cell-free networks supporting building-scale connectivity with multi-connectivity and AI-based interference management.
CENTRIC demonstrated AI-driven compression of Channel State Information with hardware-in-the-loop testing, highlighting progress in AI-native air interfaces.
SUSTAIN-6G focused on sustainability in future networks, contributing tools for assessing environmental and societal impact, supported by live demonstrations such as connected agriculture.
SUSTAIN-6G booth at EuCNC 2025: Panagiotis Demestichas (University Piraeus), Sokratis Barmpounakis (WINGS), Christoph Schmelz (Nokia), Chiara Mazzone (SNS JU), Antonio Sainz (QUAMPO) and Liesbet Van der Perre (KU Leuven)
The Women in Telecommunications and Research (WiTaR) session placed visibility and inclusion at the centre of the 6G agenda. Led by Bahare M. Khorsandi and Marie-Hélène Hamon, the session gathered research and industry voices to define concrete actions to improve representation across the SNS JU ecosystem. The resulting roadmap underscored the shared responsibility to build a more inclusive research landscape.
Together, these contributions demonstrated how European collaboration is driving 6G innovation, combining technological progress with sustainability and inclusivity.
Eurescom led EU-funded project PAROMA-MED showcased its pioneering work on privacy-preserving and secure healthcare data infrastructures enabling high-performance AI/ML workflows.
Pooja Mohnani, Project Manager at Eurescom GmbH, presented how PAROMA-MED is building resilient digital foundations grounded in Europe’s core values — privacy, openness, trust, and innovation. Professor Christoph Thuemmler, Chief Medical Officer at 6GHI, and Carles Anton Haro from CTTC highlighted the current challenges in European data infrastructures and sovereignty and joined the conversation to build a connected, compliant and collaborative Europe through secure data ecosystem.
NEM Summit 2025 in Berlin
Signature of MoU between NEM and the 6G-IA in Berlin
The NEM Summit 2025 took place in Berlin on 21–22 October, marking 20 years of the NEM Initiative. The event explored ethical, inclusive, and sustainable media futures under the theme Connected Realities. Sessions addressed frameworks for virtual worlds, the role of generative AI, and the impact of future connectivity on media services. A second day focused on inclusive and human-centred XR design, cultural applications, and collaboration across research and industry. The summit concluded with the NEM General Assembly and a reflection on two decades of European media innovation.
Further information
• 5th NTN Workshop: https://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/en/ngni/events/5th-ntn-workshop-2025.html
• INPACE website: https://inpacehub.eu/
• TECHRITORY website: https://www.techritory.com/
• SNS CO-OP webpage: https://smart-networks.europa.eu/call-3-stream-csa/#SNS-CO-OP
• 6G-IA WiTaR webpage: https://6g-ia.eu/witar/
• NEM website: https://nem-initiative.org/
• OPTI-6G website: https://www.opti-6g.sns-ju.eu/
• CENTRIC website: https://centric-sns.eu/
• SUSTAIN-6G website: https://www.sustain-6g.eu/